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Login/Join to ParticipateCarpal \'Tunnel
3,638 posts
Location: Brum / Dorset / Fairy Land
3,638 posts
Location: Brum / Dorset / Fairy Land
Posted:
Thank you Malcolm, and I am sorry to hear life is presenting you with so many challenges. Enormous love to you and Cherry and Jesse (who I only met as a bump). You have changed so many people's lives - you need to save some energy for your own too. Nobody doubts your input - if they do they just need to look around and see what you've built here. Thank you so much.
Thank you Malcolm, and I am sorry to hear life is presenting you with so many challenges. Enormous love to you and Cherry and Jesse (who I only met as a bump). You have changed so many people's lives - you need to save some energy for your own too. Nobody doubts your input - if they do they just need to look around and see what you've built here. Thank you so much.
Geologists do it in the dirt................ 
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fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Posted:
Have a
Have a
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
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wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA
wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posted:
If this group wasn't here, I probably never would have kept spinning and met cool people here and in real life
If this group wasn't here, I probably never would have kept spinning and met cool people here and in real life
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
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with added berries
1,365 posts
Location: Manchester, England (UK)
with added berries
1,365 posts
Location: Manchester, England (UK)
Posted:
Hi Mr Malcolm!
I don't think anyone was questioning your visability or contribution (unless I've really missed something). I've only ever heard good things said about you, and in a community of 70000+, thats one hell of an acheivement! I too had been thinking that you had started posting a lot more recently. However, I don't think that you should feel you have to in order for people to know you are dedicated to HoP, I feel the debate was/is centered around mods and not you.
I'm sorry to hear what you've been through, and have an even greater respect for you after hearing that. I'm glad you got the help you needed with your business, sometimes its the hardest thing to take a small step back from the baby you've grown, and let someone else help when you need it. Like others say, I'm very sorry and saddened that you felt the need to post this. But I hope that now a big positve will come out of it and it will show you how valued you are, and what a huge difference you have made to so many peoples lives, especially when they've been struggling. Mine included. Thats something that very few people manage to acheive in their lifetimes.
Keep looking to the positives, I really hope that your health improves and you get the help you need. I'm glad that you're starting to feel better.
P.S. You can also add me to your list of lawm-mowers, I'll be in NZ around February onwards '09 (You're going to need a bigger lawn at this rate...)
Hi Mr Malcolm!
I don't think anyone was questioning your visability or contribution (unless I've really missed something). I've only ever heard good things said about you, and in a community of 70000+, thats one hell of an acheivement! I too had been thinking that you had started posting a lot more recently. However, I don't think that you should feel you have to in order for people to know you are dedicated to HoP, I feel the debate was/is centered around mods and not you.
I'm sorry to hear what you've been through, and have an even greater respect for you after hearing that. I'm glad you got the help you needed with your business, sometimes its the hardest thing to take a small step back from the baby you've grown, and let someone else help when you need it. Like others say, I'm very sorry and saddened that you felt the need to post this. But I hope that now a big positve will come out of it and it will show you how valued you are, and what a huge difference you have made to so many peoples lives, especially when they've been struggling. Mine included. Thats something that very few people manage to acheive in their lifetimes.
Keep looking to the positives, I really hope that your health improves and you get the help you need. I'm glad that you're starting to feel better.
P.S. You can also add me to your list of lawm-mowers, I'll be in NZ around February onwards '09
(You're going to need a bigger lawn at this rate...) Live like there is no tomorrow,
dance like nobody is watching
and hula hoop like wiggling will save the world.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
Posted:
Holly, we should coordinate the lawn-mowing. That means we both get all the honour, but half the work
Holly, we should coordinate the lawn-mowing. That means we both get all the honour, but half the work
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
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Basu gasu bakuhatsu - because sometimes buses explode
1,584 posts
Location: Angels Landing, USA
Basu gasu bakuhatsu - because sometimes buses explode
1,584 posts
Location: Angels Landing, USA
Posted:
Cheers Malcolm, your efforts are very much appreciated <3
Cheers Malcolm, your efforts are very much appreciated <3
To do: More Firedrums 08 video?
Wildfire/US East coast fire footage
LA/EDC glow/fire footage
Fresno fire
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.:*distracted by shiny things*:.
3,777 posts
Location: brizvegas, Australia
.:*distracted by shiny things*:.
3,777 posts
Location: brizvegas, Australia
Posted:
exactly what i was thinking!!!
malcolm you ROCK!
without you there would be no hop...& it's been around for a long time now!! everyone needs a break from their job at some point & i reckon you have about the best reason out there!!! i personally didn't even notice that you weren't around as much (mainly cos i haven't been here as much!) but as some people have said - you are hop, you are the everpresent mysterious being who may not be highly visible...but you are there!! 
Written by :Rouge Dragon
Although this now explains the lawn mowing
exactly what i was thinking!!! malcolm you ROCK!
without you there would be no hop...& it's been around for a long time now!! everyone needs a break from their job at some point & i reckon you have about the best reason out there!!! i personally didn't even notice that you weren't around as much (mainly cos i haven't been here as much!) but as some people have said - you are hop, you are the everpresent mysterious being who may not be highly visible...but you are there!! do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!
if at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished!
smile! :grin: it confuses people!
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Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
Malcolm,
I am really honoured that you would share such a personal story with us.
You have been the main driving force behind the success that is HOP, and a lot of your dedication (behind the public world of the blogs) goes unnoticed.
You even took the time out to send me flowers after our gorgeous son was born. That meant so much to us, and there will be something in the mail in about six months to show how much you mean to our family...
You helped me find my soulmate... and not just me, but a whole slew of hoppers on here... now with all the babys in exsistance from the people who met on hop, you have helped to create a generation of hoppers ...(ewww does that sound dodgey?
) and all because of the type of dedicated person you are.
Through all your hardships you have still been dedicated and given as much to hop as you physically and emotionally could.
Arsn and I have often spoken of how successfull hop is, but I can honestly say I didnt know the half of what what you have been through to help it become the business and community that it is.
Thank you for helping me to understand.
I hope that you could take a holiday, some time out for now, to just get back to where you feel stronger. You sound like you have done some amazing healing emotionally, but perhaps some time for yourself,and family, may assist in your pain?
Im not a doctor or profess to know what Im talking about, but in my bad health experiences I needed to take time out to just be and let my body slow down to heal.
Its proberbly very difficult for you to take time out to do that, but prephaps people could pull together for a good three weeks to do anything we can to assist...?
You are deeply respected here Malcolm, but I dont believe that is validated to you enough... sometimes its just nice to hear that you have done a great job.
Kia Kaha...
Be Strong.
Malcolm,
I am really honoured that you would share such a personal story with us.
You have been the main driving force behind the success that is HOP, and a lot of your dedication (behind the public world of the blogs) goes unnoticed.
You even took the time out to send me flowers after our gorgeous son was born. That meant so much to us, and there will be something in the mail in about six months to show how much you mean to our family...
You helped me find my soulmate... and not just me, but a whole slew of hoppers on here... now with all the babys in exsistance from the people who met on hop, you have helped to create a generation of hoppers ...(ewww does that sound dodgey?
) and all because of the type of dedicated person you are.Through all your hardships you have still been dedicated and given as much to hop as you physically and emotionally could.
Arsn and I have often spoken of how successfull hop is, but I can honestly say I didnt know the half of what what you have been through to help it become the business and community that it is.
Thank you for helping me to understand.
I hope that you could take a holiday, some time out for now, to just get back to where you feel stronger. You sound like you have done some amazing healing emotionally, but perhaps some time for yourself,and family, may assist in your pain?
Im not a doctor or profess to know what Im talking about, but in my bad health experiences I needed to take time out to just be and let my body slow down to heal.
Its proberbly very difficult for you to take time out to do that, but prephaps people could pull together for a good three weeks to do anything we can to assist...?
You are deeply respected here Malcolm, but I dont believe that is validated to you enough... sometimes its just nice to hear that you have done a great job.
Kia Kaha...
Be Strong.
TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"
resident fridge magnet
835 posts
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
835 posts
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Posted:
Malcolm
I've been away for a bit and missed whatever precipitated this, but I just wanted to say I NEVER doubted your commitment to HOP, and I will be eternally grateful to you for creating this place, for all the wonderful people I've met here, the many things I've learned.
I'm so sorry to hear about all that you have had to cope with and are still coping with, and I'm so impressed with your positivity and unbelievably hard work through it all.
Unfortunately I don't think I will make it over to NZ any time soon, but consider me astrally projected with my astral lawnmower mowing your astral plane.... can I have some astral ice cream now please?
Malcolm
Malcolm I've been away for a bit and missed whatever precipitated this, but I just wanted to say I NEVER doubted your commitment to HOP, and I will be eternally grateful to you for creating this place, for all the wonderful people I've met here, the many things I've learned.
I'm so sorry to hear about all that you have had to cope with and are still coping with, and I'm so impressed with your positivity and unbelievably hard work through it all.
Unfortunately I don't think I will make it over to NZ any time soon, but consider me astrally projected with my astral lawnmower mowing your astral plane.... can I have some astral ice cream now please?
Malcolm everyone's unique except me
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enthusiast
248 posts
Location: Ireland
enthusiast
248 posts
Location: Ireland
Posted:
or miraclegrow
Written by :pricklyleaf
or miraclegrow
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Sacrebleu
377 posts
Location: At the quiet limit, United Kingdom
Sacrebleu
377 posts
Location: At the quiet limit, United Kingdom
Posted:
Sorry to hear of your tribulations. I haven't even been here long but you're clearly a hero *squeezes Malcolm...real hard*
Sorry to hear of your tribulations. I haven't even been here long but you're clearly a hero
*squeezes Malcolm...real hard* Poi(poi~y) n. : A Hawaiian food made from the tuber of the taro that is cooked, pounded to a paste, and fermented.
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Momma Bear
4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
Momma Bear
4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
Posted:
it's true!! Malcolm, perhaps you could consider creating a dating website!!
Written by :Valura
You helped me find my soulmate... and not just me, but a whole slew of hoppers on here... now with all the babys in exsistance from the people who met on hop, you have helped to create a generation of hoppers ...(ewww does that sound dodgey?
it's true!! Malcolm, perhaps you could consider creating a dating website!! Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,638 posts
Location: Brum / Dorset / Fairy Land
3,638 posts
Location: Brum / Dorset / Fairy Land
Posted:
You mean this isn't a dating website? Oops..........
You mean this isn't a dating website? Oops..........
Geologists do it in the dirt................
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what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
Posted:
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
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now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Posted:
Hey Malcolm,
Just stumbled across this thread and thought I'd throw a thought or 2 of my own into the mix.
Firstly, as stated by many others, you don't need to justify yourself to us, after all, most of the people here have never, and probably will never meet you, or the family you work endlessly to support.
I feel sure, having read your first post in this thread, that If it weren't for your focus on, and dedication to HoP, Cherry and Jesse, you may well not have had the mental strength to keep going.
Having met you a couple of years ago (damn, was it really that long already) it was clear to me that you need HoP as a part of your life, as much as it needs you to keep it going as a strong business.
All the work and effort that you (and the rest of the team for that matter) put in really is appreciated by the regular users, most of whom see this as a family, not just an online community.
Anyway, I've babbled on enough for a Sunday morning, so I'll leave you with a and a 
to share with Jesse and Cherry.
One day, I'll be back to give them in person, but for now, look after yourself.
Hey Malcolm,
Just stumbled across this thread and thought I'd throw a thought or 2 of my own into the mix.
Firstly, as stated by many others, you don't need to justify yourself to us, after all, most of the people here have never, and probably will never meet you, or the family you work endlessly to support.
I feel sure, having read your first post in this thread, that If it weren't for your focus on, and dedication to HoP, Cherry and Jesse, you may well not have had the mental strength to keep going.
Having met you a couple of years ago (damn, was it really that long already) it was clear to me that you need HoP as a part of your life, as much as it needs you to keep it going as a strong business.
All the work and effort that you (and the rest of the team for that matter) put in really is appreciated by the regular users, most of whom see this as a family, not just an online community.
Anyway, I've babbled on enough for a Sunday morning, so I'll leave you with a
and a to share with Jesse and Cherry.One day, I'll be back to give them in person, but for now, look after yourself.
My state of mind is not yours to define!
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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